Niall Behan
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Ireland has voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, which bans abortion, by an overwhelming majority. The Yes side won the referendu(...)

DCU students protest over 27% rent hike
- Education
- March 29, 2018, 16:06
DCU students held a protest over rent increases of over 20 per cent in privately-owned student accommodation in the Glasnevin area on Thursday. The p(...)

What is the situation with abortion in Ireland?
- Social Affairs
- December 15, 2017
Current abortion regime in Ireland Abortion is currently illegal in Ireland except in situations where a pregnancy poses a threat to the life of the (...)

DCU to provide app to students and staff to boost campus safety
- Education
- November 20, 2017, 02:00
Dublin City University is to provide around-the-clock emergency supports to staff and students through a new safety app, which links users with the co(...)

HSE: Tackling rogue pregnancy agencies is constant battle
- Politics
- November 15, 2017, 20:32
The HSE has said it is in a “constant battle” to counter information from rogue pregnancy agencies targeting women in crisis pregnancies. The Oireach(...)

What to expect when going to college
- Education
- October 17, 2017, 01:00
Starting college for the first time might seem like a challenge. Even some of the smaller colleges will have thousands more students than your seconda(...)

A third of Irish adults have used ‘withdrawal method’ as contraception
- Health
- July 31, 2017, 10:23
A third of adults are using or have used the “withdrawal method” to avoid pregnancy, according to a survey carried out for the Irish Family Planning A(...)

Numbers travelling to Britain for abortion fall to 1980 level
- Health
- June 13, 2017, 15:06
The number of women travelling from the Republic to Britain for an abortion has fallen to the lowest level since 1980, official figures show. UK rec(...)

Dáil under pressure to act on abortion after assembly vote
- Irish News
- April 24, 2017, 01:00
Anti-abortion campaign groups intend to strongly pressure TDs and Senators against loosening the State’s abortion laws after the Citizens’ Assembly re(...)

Members of the Citizens’ Assembly have recommended that abortion should be permitted in the State in a wide range of circumstances. A majority of the(...)